The Importance of Body Mass Index Assessment and Surveillance in Schools

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
² Department of Public Health, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California.
³ Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Comment

Anisha I Patel et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2021.

. 2021 Jun 1;175(6):645.

doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.0016.

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
² Department of Public Health, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California.
³ Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

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Effect of School-Based Body Mass Index Reporting in California Public Schools: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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